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The following will be done in a table with notes and observations following as footnotes. | The following will be done in a table with notes and observations following as footnotes. | ||
=== Search Engines === | |||
* | * Ability to declare a default search engine - FF3 P3? | ||
* | * Ability to use a temporary search engine and then restore the default (one time use) - FF3 P3? | ||
* | * ability to manage, add, restore default, and reorder search plugins - FF2 | ||
* | * ability to add search plugins - FF2 | ||
* | * multi-engine search | ||
* | * automatically check for updates to search engines | ||
* | * local search engines on default | ||
* | * highlight notification of ability to add search plugin | ||
* Address Bar | * Support search engine shortcut keys (Ryan Flint) - FF3 P2 | ||
* | |||
* | === Address Bar === | ||
* | * Unified search - results include bookmarks, URL history, search history and the web | ||
* | * Search bookmarks and history from Address Bar | ||
* | * combine bookmark keywords and bookmark search - FF2? | ||
* | * ability to browse by name from address bar (keyword.URL) | ||
* | * keywords (search from location bar) | ||
* Search Bar | * keyword web searches - opera | ||
* | * customize address bar search - maxthon | ||
* | * URL alias - maxthon | ||
* | * autocomplete keywords | ||
* | * drag and drop search | ||
* | |||
* | === Search Bar === | ||
* | * keyword web searches | ||
* | * Search bookmarks and history from Search Bar | ||
* | * support for multiple search boxes - FF2? | ||
* | * site-specific search using search box | ||
* | * highlight entire search field when clicking in the box | ||
* SnapBack - safari | |||
* | * button to clear search field - safari | ||
* | * search this site - camino | ||
* | * wrap up feature for search engines, to search all at once | ||
* targeted search options: audio/video podcast, photo, code, technorati searches | |||
* | * drag and drop search | ||
* | * highlight, right-click, and search | ||
* Search this Page | * button information on mouse-over | ||
* | * Resizable search bar (Neil Deakin) - FF3 P2 | ||
* | |||
* | === Search Results === | ||
* | * Rich search results (Gavin Sharp) - FF3 P3 | ||
* | * offer suggestions to autocomplete searches - FF2 | ||
* | * google calculator suggestions in search box - FF | ||
* | * display in new tab vs. this tab | ||
* | * display in new window | ||
* | * display in sidebar | ||
* | * preview search results - safari | ||
* show matching bookmarks when searching - flock | |||
* show recent searches/search history | |||
=== Search this Page === | |||
* search on webpage | |||
* highlight search text on webpage | |||
* match case of search text on webpage | |||
* search for text when i start typing (quick find) | |||
* dim background on search w/in webpage - safari | |||
* match whole word only on search w/in page - opera | |||
* option to search in current window, local files, internet, web cache - iCab | |||
* option to search 2 search engines at once - iCab | |||
* search and replace - omniweb | |||
* search for regular expressions - omniweb | |||
* find in all tabs - shiira | |||
=== Other === | |||
* writing direction in search and location bar - safari | * writing direction in search and location bar - safari | ||
* user profile to save search and other settings | * user profile to save search and other settings | ||
== Browsers to investigate == | == Browsers to investigate == | ||
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* [http://www.flock.com/node/8489 Flock feedback] | * [http://www.flock.com/node/8489 Flock feedback] | ||
* [http://pimpmysafari.com/plugins/?c=Searching Safari search plugins] | * [http://pimpmysafari.com/plugins/?c=Searching Safari search plugins] | ||
* [http://www.pcworld.com/printable/article/id,130979/printable.html PC World Search Engine Shoot-out] | |||
* [http://labs.mozilla.com/2007/07/the-graphical-keyboard-user-interface/ The Graphical Keyboard User Interface] | |||
Latest revision as of 22:19, 6 July 2007
« Comparative Feature Analyses
« Search Research
Purpose
Examine a bunch of browsers, existing Firefox Add-ons, and web services to generate a report that describes:
- Which capabilities each has
- A summary of where each is different/unique
- Some conclusions about which aspects seem most innovative and interesting that we might want to consider for Firefox
Research
General capabilities
The following will be done in a table with notes and observations following as footnotes.
Search Engines
- Ability to declare a default search engine - FF3 P3?
- Ability to use a temporary search engine and then restore the default (one time use) - FF3 P3?
- ability to manage, add, restore default, and reorder search plugins - FF2
- ability to add search plugins - FF2
- multi-engine search
- automatically check for updates to search engines
- local search engines on default
- highlight notification of ability to add search plugin
- Support search engine shortcut keys (Ryan Flint) - FF3 P2
Address Bar
- Unified search - results include bookmarks, URL history, search history and the web
- Search bookmarks and history from Address Bar
- combine bookmark keywords and bookmark search - FF2?
- ability to browse by name from address bar (keyword.URL)
- keywords (search from location bar)
- keyword web searches - opera
- customize address bar search - maxthon
- URL alias - maxthon
- autocomplete keywords
- drag and drop search
Search Bar
- keyword web searches
- Search bookmarks and history from Search Bar
- support for multiple search boxes - FF2?
- site-specific search using search box
- highlight entire search field when clicking in the box
- SnapBack - safari
- button to clear search field - safari
- search this site - camino
- wrap up feature for search engines, to search all at once
- targeted search options: audio/video podcast, photo, code, technorati searches
- drag and drop search
- highlight, right-click, and search
- button information on mouse-over
- Resizable search bar (Neil Deakin) - FF3 P2
Search Results
- Rich search results (Gavin Sharp) - FF3 P3
- offer suggestions to autocomplete searches - FF2
- google calculator suggestions in search box - FF
- display in new tab vs. this tab
- display in new window
- display in sidebar
- preview search results - safari
- show matching bookmarks when searching - flock
- show recent searches/search history
Search this Page
- search on webpage
- highlight search text on webpage
- match case of search text on webpage
- search for text when i start typing (quick find)
- dim background on search w/in webpage - safari
- match whole word only on search w/in page - opera
- option to search in current window, local files, internet, web cache - iCab
- option to search 2 search engines at once - iCab
- search and replace - omniweb
- search for regular expressions - omniweb
- find in all tabs - shiira
Other
- writing direction in search and location bar - safari
- user profile to save search and other settings
Browsers to investigate
- Firefox 2
- Camino
- Flock
- iCab
- IE 7
- Maxthon
- Netscape
- OmniWeb
- Opera
- Safari
- SeaMonkey
- Shiira
Add-ons to investigate
Firefox
- CustomizeGoogle link
- Answers link
- GooglePreview link
- LinkedIn Companion link
- SearchWith link
- DictionarySearch link
- Groowe Search Toolbar link
- Loki link
- OpenSearchFox link
Safari
- Sogudi - shortcut keyword searches
- Saft link
- Insquisitor link - rich search results, autocomplete, search suggestions